Trends in Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Coronary Revascularization in the United States, 2003-2016

Aortic Root Disease in Athletes: Aortic Root Dilation, Anomalous Coronary Artery, Bicuspid Aortic Valve, and Marfan’s Syndrome

Many forms of aortic root disease afflict athletes and need to be appreciated by sports medicine practitioners because of their potential to lead to tragic but preventable deaths in an otherwise healthy population.

Bicarbonate Buffered Ultrafiltration Leads to a Physiologic Priming Solution in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

Therefore, we tested the hypothesis whether ultrafiltration of the prime and replacement with bicarbonate buffered hemofiltration solution (BB-HS) is sufficient for reducing the metabolic load and reaching a physiologic state.